Box Developer Documentation

Supported File Types

Supported File Types

The following file types are supported by the representation API.

3D Graphics and Modeling Files

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.3dsNoNoNo
.box3dNoNoNo
.daeNoNoNo
.fbxNoNoNo
.mtlNoNoNo
.objNoNoNo
.plyNoNoNo
.stlNoNoNo

Audio

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.aacNoNoNo
.aifNoNoNo
.aifcNoNoNo
.aiffNoNoNo
.amrNoNoNo
.auNoNoNo
.flacNoNoNo
.m4aNoNoNo
.mp3NoNoNo
.oggNoYesNo
.raNoNoNo
.wavNoNoNo
.wmaNoNoNo

CAD

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.dwgYesYesNo

Documents

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.boxnoteNoNoYes
.docYesYesYes
.docxYesYesYes
.gdocYesYesYes
.htmlYesNoYes
.msgYesNoYes
.odtYesYesYes
.pagesYesYesNo
.pdfYesYesYes
.rtfYesYesYes
.wpdYesYesYes
.xhtmlYesNoYes
.xmlYesNoYes
.xsdYesNoYes
.xslYesNoYes
.xbdYesYesYes
.xdwYesYesYes

Drawing

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.aiNoYesNo
.boxcanvasNoNoYes
.inddYesYesNo
.psdNoYesNo
.svgNoYesNo

Image

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.bmpNoYesNo
.cr2NoYesNo
.crwNoYesNo
.dcmNoYesNo
.dicmNoYesNo
.dicomNoYesNo
.dngNoYesNo
.epsNoYesNo
.gifNoYesNo
.heicNoYesNo
.inddYesYesNo
.idmlYesYesNo
.indtYesYesNo
.inxYesYesNo
.jpegNoYesNo
.jpgNoYesNo
.nefNoYesNo
.pngNoYesNo
.psNoYesNo
.psdNoYesNo
.rafNoYesNo
.rawNoYesNo
.svgNoYesNo
.svsNoYesNo
.tifNoYesNo
.tiffNoYesNo
.tgaNoYesNo
.webpNoYesNo

Presentation

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.gslideYesYesYes
.gslidesYesYesYes
.keyYesYesNo
.odpYesYesYes
.otpYesYesYes
.pptYesYesYes
.pptxYesYesYes

Spreadsheet

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.csvYesYesYes
.gsheetYesYesYes
.numbersYesYesNo
.odsYesYesYes
.tsvYesYesYes
.xlsYesYesYes
.xlsmYesYesYes
.xlsxYesYesYes
.xlsbYesYesYes

Text-Based Files

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.asYesNoYes
.as3YesNoYes
.asmYesNoYes
.batYesNoYes
.cYesNoYes
.ccYesNoYes
.cmakeYesNoYes
.cppYesNoYes
.csYesNoYes
.cssYesNoYes
.cxxYesNoYes
.diffYesNoYes
.erbYesNoYes
.fdxYesNoYes
.groovyYesNoYes
.hYesNoYes
.hamlYesNoYes
.hhYesNoYes
.javaYesNoYes
.jsYesNoYes
.jsonYesNoYes
.lessYesNoYes
.logYesNoYes
.mYesNoYes
.makeYesNoYes
.mdYesNoYes
.mlYesNoYes
.mmYesNoYes
.phpYesNoYes
.plYesNoYes
.plistYesNoYes
.propertiesYesNoYes
.pyYesNoYes
.rbYesNoYes
.rstYesNoYes
.sassYesNoYes
.scalaYesNoYes
.scmYesNoYes
.scriptYesNoYes
.shYesNoYes
.smlYesNoYes
.sqlYesNoYes
.txtYesNoYes
.viYesNoYes
.vimYesNoYes
.vttYesNoYes
.webdocYesNoYes
.yamlYesNoYes

Video

File TypePDF Support?Thumbnails?Text?
.3g2NoYesNo
.3gpNoYesNo
.aviNoYesNo
.flvNoYesNo
.m2vNoYesNo
.m2tsNoYesNo
.m4vNoYesNo
.mkvNoYesNo
.movNoYesNo
.mp4NoYesNo
.mpegNoYesNo
.mpgNoYesNo
.mtsNoYesNo
.oggNoYesNo
.qtNoYesNo
.tsNoYesNo
.swfNoYesNo
.wmvNoYesNo